13 September 2017
NATO launches war games in advance of Russian exercise
By Bill Van Auken, 13 September 2017
The dueling military exercises are unfolding as relations between Washington and Moscow are more tense than at any time since the height of the Cold War.
Hundreds of thousands march against Macron’s austerity measures in France
By Alex Lantier and Anthony Torres, 13 September 2017
The demonstrations point to the mounting opposition among French workers and youth to the government’s plans to carry out a social counterrevolution by executive fiat.
Macron goes to Greece: “Radical left” Tsipras welcomes ex-banker turned French president
Macron’s labor decrees in France: A new stage in the international social counter-revolution
Officials estimate one quarter of homes in Florida Keys destroyed by Hurricane Irma
By Niles Niemuth, 13 September 2017
Millions remained without power across Florida and Georgia on Tuesday as officials surveyed the damage in the Florida Keys in Irma's aftermath.
Why was American capitalism unable to prepare for Hurricane Irma?
Why aren’t trains evacuating people from the path of Hurricane Irma?
Hurricanes Irma and Harvey: Natural disaster and political breakdown
More on Hurricanes Harvey and Irma »
In “60 Minutes” interview, Bannon elaborates plans for American fascist movement
By Eric London, 13 September 2017
The corporate media is elevating Bannon, while, at the same time, the Democratic Party’s identity politics aids the growth of the far-right.
Israel bombs Syrian government positions as anti-Assad opposition forces lose ground
By Jean Shaoul, 13 September 2017
The Israeli air strikes against Syria took place as the IDF was conducting the largest military exercise in 19 years on the border with Lebanon.
UK parliament approves sweeping executive powers under Brexit bill
By Julie Hyland, 13 September 2017
The so-called Great Repeal Bill, incorporating European Union (EU) legislation into British law, passed its second reading in parliament early Tuesday morning.
UK: Tony Blair calls for anti-immigration policies to stop Brexit
Hundreds of thousands march in Catalonia as Madrid aims to block independence referendum
Germany: Left Party leader ready to cooperate with far-right AfD
By Verena Nees, 13 September 2017
Sahra Wagenknecht, the Left Party's leading candidate for this month's federal election, has made clear that all its talk of “opposing the right wing” is just that—empty talk.
Chicago area auto mechanics reject dealers’ “last, best and final offer”
By Jerry White, 13 September 2017
Chicago area car mechanics, now in the seventh week of their strike, voted down the concessions-laden contract brought back by the International Association of Machinists.
IAM pushes sellout deal on striking Chicago car mechanics
“We don’t know what kind of deal they’ve struck with the breakaway dealerships”
IAM isolates striking Chicago car mechanics, seeks separate agreements
More on auto workers struggles »
Virginia gubernatorial race offers “choice” of right-wing candidates
By Ed Hightower, 13 September 2017
Conservative Democrat Ralph Northam, who twice voted for George W. Bush, faces a former Bush White House aide and Republican National Committee chairman, Ed Gillespie.
Large wildfires continue to spread in US Northwest
By Hector Cordon, 13 September 2016
Since August, the large northwestern US wildfires have more than tripled in size.
Boston area transit riders and workers imperiled by inadequate maintenance funding
By John Marion, 13 September 2017
The unelected Financial and Management Control Board has accelerated its plans for the privatization of public transportation, rather than providing safe transportation.
South Asian floods: Death toll climbs to 1,300
By Arun Kumar, 13 September 2017
Despite countless warnings, India’s government and state administrations were totally unprepared for the floods.
Western Australian budget slashes thousands of public sector jobs
By Oscar Grenfell, 13 September 2017
Labor’s budget exposes the fraud of its posturing as an opponent of social inequality and as a party of “working people.”
New in French
Des centaines de milliers de personnes manifestent contre Macron
Par Alexandre Lantier et Anthony Torres, 13 septembre 2017
Après la présidentielle entre le candidat militariste et ultra-libéral Macron et la néo-fasciste Marine Le Pen, de nombreux jeunes sont écœurés par le système politique.
La campagne électorale fédérale allemande et le risque de guerre nucléaire mondiale
Par Johannes Stern, 13 septembre 2017
Les médias et les partis politiques ont longtemps cherché à exclure les questions de guerre et de militarisme de la campagne électorale, mais la réalité les rattrape maintenant.
Des centaines de milliers défilent en Catalogne alors que Madrid vise à bloquer le référendum sur l’indépendance
Par Paul Mitchell, 13 septembre 2017
La marche s’est produite au milieu d’une crise politique explosive en Espagne : Madrid mobilise la police et les tribunaux pour tenter de bloquer le référendum de l’indépendance.
New in German
16 Jahre nach dem 11. September 2001: Lügen, Heuchelei und Militarismus
Bill Van Auken, 13. September 2017
Die Medien haben die neuen Enthüllungen über die direkte Rolle Saudi-Arabiens bei der Vorbereitung der Anschläge weitgehend totgeschwiegen.
UN-Sicherheitsrat verhängt harte Sanktionen gegen Nordkorea
Peter Symonds, 13. September 2017
Die UN-Resolution baut die Spannungen in Nordost-Asien keineswegs ab, sondern stellt die Weichen für weitere Provokationen der USA und erhöht die Gefahr eines militärischen Konflikts.
Neue Sammelabschiebung nach Afghanistan
Korrespondentenbericht, 13. September 2017
Am gestrigen Dienstagabend hat Deutschland erstmals ...der Geheimdienste in der rechtsextremen Szene zu verheimlichen.
Nachlese zu Young Euro Classic:
Anklage gegen Kriegspolitik und EU
Verena Nees, 13. September 2017
Der Kontrast des Selbstverständnisses von Young Euro Classic – die Überwindung der Grenzen durch Musik – zum derzeit vorherrschenden intellektuellen Klima war in diesem Jahr besonders groß.
Diese Woche in der Russischen Revolution
11.–17. September: Kerenski unternimmt Diktatur-Versuch. Trotzki aus Gefängnis entlassen
13. September 2017
Nach der Niederlage des Kornilow-Putschs versucht Kerenski, eine diktatorische Regierung zu bilden. Er erklärt sich selbst zum Oberkommandierenden der Armee und gibt die Bildung eines fünfköpfigen „Direktoriums“ bekannt.
New in Russian
Эта неделя в русской революции
21 — 27 августа: Керенский пытается организовать контрреволюцию
7 сентября 2017 г.
Поставив генерала Корнилова во главе армии, Керенский резко поворачивает направо. Поддерживаемый меньшевиками и эсерами, он созывает Государственное совещание в Москве для объединения всех контрреволюционных сил России.
New in Arabic
أجهزة غوغل تسعى لمنع الوصول إلى الموقع العالمي الاشتراكي
٢٧ تموز يوليو ٢٠١٧
إن تفحص تدفق البيانات على الشبكة يظهر بوضوح أن عملاق الإنترنت غوغل يتلاعب بنتائج البحث بهدف منع الوصول إلى صفحة موقع الاشتراكية العالمي.
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- Warum war der amerikanische Kapitalismus nicht auf Hurrikan Irma vorbereitet? (12.09.2017)
- Schulz und de Maizière fordern weitere Verschärfung des Asylrechts (12.09.2017)
- USA und Nato drohen Nordkorea (12.09.2017)
- Die Hurrikane Irma und Harvey: Naturkatastrophen und politisches Versagen (11.09.2017)
- US-Kriegsdrohungen gegen Nordkorea: China appelliert an europäische Mächte (11.09.2017)
- Wahlversammlung der SGP in Bochum (11.09.2017)
- UN-Generalsekretär warnt vor einem Weltkrieg (09.09.2017)
- Sahra Wagenknecht bietet der AfD Zusammenarbeit an (09.09.2017)
- Ehemalige Forbes-Journalistin: Google zensierte Bericht über Manipulation von Suchergebnissen (09.09.2017)
- Die Behebung des Pflegenotstands erfordert ein sozialistisches Programm (09.09.2017)
- Français
- Pourquoi le capitalisme américain n’a pas pu se préparer à l’ouragan Irma ? (12.09.2017)
- Les Etats-Unis menacent la Corée du Nord et le chef de l’OTAN prévient d’un « monde plus dangereux » (12.09.2017)
- Manifestations à travers les États-Unis contre l’atteinte aux droits des immigrants (12.09.2017)
- Les ouragans Irma et Harvey : catastrophes naturelles et faillites politiques (11.09.2017)
- Alors que les États-Unis menacent la Corée du Nord de guerre, la Chine fait appel aux puissances européennes (11.09.2017)
- Rentrée politique du FN: Le Pen se pose en alternative à Macron (11.09.2017)
- Le chef de l’ONU met en garde contre la marche vers la guerre mondiale (09.09.2017)
- Les États-Unis achèvent le déploiement antimissile en Corée du Sud, le risque de guerre s’accroît (09.09.2017)
- Selon l'Intérieur, le laboratoire d’explosifs à Villejuif pourrait être lié aux attentats à Barcelone (09.09.2017)
- Un journaliste de Forbes affirme que Google a censuré un article sur la manipulation des résultats de son moteur de recherche (09.09.2017)
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- La campaña electoral federal de Alemania y el peligro de una guerra nuclear mundial (12.09.2017)
- ¿Por qué fue incapaz el capitalismo estadounidense para prepararse para el huracán Irma? (12.09.2017)
- Secretario general de la ONU advierte sobre guerra mundial (11.09.2017)
- Mélenchon le tiende una trampa nacionalista a la oposición a la austeridad en Francia (11.09.2017)
- Trump y los demócratas alcanzan un acuerdo sobre el techo de deuda y el presupuesto (11.09.2017)
- La élite gobernante de Brasil teme al “aislamiento” internacional (11.09.2017)
- Casi 10 millones de adultos mayores sufren inseguridad alimentaria en EUA
El empeoramiento del hambre para los estadounidenses de mayor edad (11.09.2017) - Cynthia Brust Moore (1944-2017): Una entusiasta firme partidaria del movimiento trotskista (11.09.2017)
- Los huracanes Irma y Harvey: desastres naturales y el colapso político (11.09.2017)
- Macron anuncia recortes a programas sociales en Francia (08.09.2017)
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- Novo protocolo de busca do Google está restringindo acesso a 13 web sites socialistas, progressistas e anti-guerra líderes em acessos (25.08.2017)
- O “buscador” Google tenta bloquear o acesso ao World Socialist Web Site (25.08.2017)
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- Cai a máscara do imperialismo americano em sua guerra de pilhagem no Afeganistão (25.08.2017)
- A reestruturação da Casa Branca: um passo adiante em direção ao governo autoritário (25.08.2017)
- A Casa Branca e o tumulto fascista em Charlottesville (19.08.2017)
- Dezenas de milhares de pessoas procuram emprego na Amazon enquanto Dow Jones alcança recorde de 22 mil pontos (19.08.2017)
- As sanções dos EUA e o perigo de guerra (19.08.2017)
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A Ciência e o Socialismo (25.04.2017) - Por que estudar a Revolução Russa? (24.04.2017)
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Perspective
From hurricanes to tax cuts: The ruling class gets down to business
13 September 2017
Even as the destruction caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is still being tallied, the US political establishment is moving rapidly to push through a massive handout for the corporate and financial elite.
Centenary of the Russian Revolution
This week in the Russian Revolution
September 11-17: After the Kornilov Affair—Kerensky attempts to form dictatorial regime, Trotsky released from prison
11 September 2017
Following the defeat of the Kornilov coup, Kerensky attempts to form a new government, declaring himself the commander-in-chief of the army and announcing the formation of a dictatorial regime consisting of a five-member “Directory.”
Leaders of the Russian Revolution: Ivar Tenisovich Smilga (1892-1937)
Part one
By Clara Weiss, 31 August 2017
Leaders of the Russian Revolution: Ivar Tenisovich Smilga (1892-1937)
Part two
Professor Sean McMeekin revives discredited anti-Lenin slanders (Part I)
Chronology of the Russian Revolution »
Arts
The Last Tycoon: Hollywood in the 1930s
By David Walsh, 13 September 2017
The Last Tycoon is an American television series about Hollywood and the film industry in the 1930s. The first and last season of the series, which emanates from Amazon Studios, comprises nine episodes.
Poet Ben Okri on London’s Grenfell Tower fire: “It has revealed the undercurrents of our age”
By Paul Bond, 11 September 2017
Documenta 14 exhibition in Kassel, Germany: The censorship and defaming of art
By Sybille Fuchs, 6 September 2017
Obituary
A remembrance of my sister, Cynthia Brust Moore
By Steven Brust, 12 September 2017
This remembrance of Cynthia Brust Moore was sent to the WSWS by her brother, Steven Brust. Cynthia, a lifelong supporter of the Trotskyist movement, passed away on September 1.
Cynthia Brust Moore (1944-2017): A steadfast supporter of the Trotskyist movement
By Fred Mazelis, 5 September 2017
Commentary
New York Times surveys the results of 35 years of affirmative action
By Fred Mazelis, 13 September 2017
The Times article reveals that masses of Hispanic and African-American youth are unable to afford higher education, but obscures the underlying class reality.
Sixteen years after 9/11: lies, hypocrisy and militarism
By Bill Van Auken, 12 September 2017
UN Security Council imposes severe sanctions on North Korea
By Peter Symonds, 12 September 2017
New York Times stokes anti-Russia campaign to promote Facebook, Twitter censorship
By Bill Van Auken, 12 September 2017
Personal data of 143 million US consumers compromised in massive Equifax server hack
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Socialist Equality Party
Socialist Equality Party holds election meeting in Berlin
By our reporters, 13 September 2017
The meeting was addressed by Socialist Equality Party candidate Christoph Vandreier and Julie Hyland, assistant national secretary of the SEP in Britain.
Plans for major military build-up after Germany’s federal election
Germany’s federal election campaign and the danger of global nuclear war
Sri Lankan SEP Jaffna meeting discusses political bankruptcy of Tamil parties
By our reporters, 11 September 2017
The speakers explained the necessity for Tamil and Sinhalese workers to build a revolutionary party based on an internationalist socialist perspective.
Google Censorship
“If the Internet shuts down, we wouldn’t know anything. The union isn’t going to tell us”
Autoworkers in Detroit support campaign against Google Internet censorship
By a WSWS reporting team, 9 September 2017
Forbes writer says Google censored report on manipulation of search traffic
By Andre Damon, 8 September 2017
An open letter to Google: Stop the censorship of the Internet! Stop the political blacklisting of the World Socialist Web Site!
25 August 2017
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- Antimonopoly researchers say Google CEO pressured leading think tank to fire them
- Facebook, Youtube, other tech giants launch joint, state-backed censorship programs
- Google’s new search protocol is restricting access to 13 leading socialist, progressive and anti-war web sites
- Google blocked every one of the WSWS’s 45 top search terms
International Amazon Workers Voice
Price gouging at Amazon and the case for public ownership
By Eric London, 8 September 2017
Single mother in Pittsburgh fired by Amazon for not working forced overtime
Working life at a Pittsburgh Amazon warehouse
Protests against Amazon’s bid to seize land from historic African-American community in Virginia
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IYSSE
Oppose the militarist high school graduation policy of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel!
By the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, 5 September 2017
Mehring Books
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Why Study the Russian Revolution?
Volume I: The February Revolution and the Development of Bolshevik Strategy
28 August 2017
One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, the events of 1917, their consequences and their lessons retain a burning contemporary relevance.
Lessons of Hurricane Katrina
31 August 2017
The World Socialist Web Site pamphlet on the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina 12 years ago is critical reading in light of the current catastrophe in Texas.
Maruti Suzuki
Sri Lankan free trade workers express solidarity with framed-up Maruti Suzuki workers in India
By our reporters, 1 August 2017
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